WP Screenshot
by larsbachmann · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Insert screenshots in your post and pages using a simple shortcode.
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+74%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “screenshot” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
57 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 716 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 716 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| screenshot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “screenshot” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 176 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.7 · 14 Nov 2024
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ taidgh10.0y ago
sweet
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ al2meta10.5y ago
It’s hard to look for a website snapshot plugin that actually works. It appears they are less likely to be supported as most people don’t have a need for them. However, my website has a website directory and I run multiple websites. I tried several plugins to display my websites on my main website, but so far, this is the best plugin that I found. It’s old, but it still works! Even on the latest version of WordPress. The plugin is using WordPress’ very own website preview capability – This plugin simply uses that feature and simplifies it with a shortcode that you can paste on your page. Lars is a great developer. I wish he’d make more plugins. Cheers, [signature moderated]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eeeMan10.6y ago
очень долго генерирует картинки, иногда совсем не генерирует, нужно перезагружать страницу. Нельзя добавить свой класс к изображению
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ V0ld3m0rt10.7y ago
Plugin is great, I have media agency and sell media on my projects, and it is cool to show actual screenshot of my websites in portfolio.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark Howells-Mead12.2y ago
A personal preference would be for the shortcode to also become useable with the less error-prone syntax [screenshot width="200" url="http://www.example.org/"]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wppoetry13.0y ago
Thanks for this easy solution! Every other plugin I’ve found so far complicates things too much, so I’ve almost gave up. Thanks so much again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ petesey13.8y ago
This plugin does what it promises, in a simple and effective way. Add a piece of shortcode to define width and the address you want a screenshot of, and that’s it. Blends in nicely with the rest of the content on the page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thomas Ulrichsen13.8y ago
Great and easy way to make screen shots …. a must have plugin..
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Insert screenshots in your post and pages using a simple shortcode."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 448 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-04-02 200+ → 100+ down after 278 days in tier
- 2022-06-28 300+ → 200+ down after 480 days in tier
- 2021-03-05 400+ → 300+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP Featured Screenshot 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - W WEBphysiology Portfolio 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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Super Link Preview 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
ShrinkTheWeb (STW) Website Previews Plugin 60+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
ScreenGlow Image Editor – Beautify, Mockup, Annotate, and Edit Images and Screenshots 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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